diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+# ---------- Variables listed below --------- #
+
+# Target directory
+BUILD = build
+# Paths to source, include, dependency, and object files
+SRC = src
+INC = inc
+DEP = $(BUILD)/dep
+OBJ = $(BUILD)/obj
+ALL = $(SRC) $(INC) $(BUILD) $(DEP) $(OBJ)
+
+# Executable
+TARGET := $(BUILD)/main.out $(BUILD)/demo.so
+
+# compiler and compiler flags
+CC = g++
+CFLAGS = -I$(INC)
+SOFLAG = -fpic -shared -dynamic -ldl
+
+# list of static object files
+SOURCES = $(wildcard $(SRC)/*.cpp)
+OBJECTS = $(addprefix $(OBJ)/,$(notdir $(SOURCES:.cpp=.o)))
+
+# ----------- Targets listed below ---------- #
+# Some targets aren't real
+.PHONY: all clean run dump
+# Don't autodelete object files:
+.PRECIOUS: $(OBJ)/%.o
+
+all: $(DEP) $(OBJ) $(TARGET)
+
+dump:
+	@echo "SOURCES: $(SOURCES)"
+	@echo "OBJECTS: $(OBJECTS)"
+	@echo " TARGET: $(TARGET)"
+	@echo "  PATHS: $(ALL)"
+
+clean:
+	-rm -r $(BUILD)
+
+run: $(TARGET)
+	-$(addprefix ./,$(addsuffix ;,$(TARGET)))
+
+# Create directories for output
+$(BUILD) $(DEP) $(OBJ):
+	mkdir -p $@
+
+# Make the executable
+$(BUILD)/%.out: $(OBJECTS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+# Make the plugins
+$(BUILD)/%.so: $(OBJ)/%.o
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SOFLAG) -o $@ $^
+# Make the object and dependency files
+$(OBJ)/%.o: $(SRC)/%.cpp
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(DEP)/$(@F:.o=.d) -o $@ -c $<
+
+
+# --------- Inclusions listed below --------- #
+# use dependencies when rebuilding
+-include $(wildcard $(DEP)/*.d)
diff --git a/inc/lmao_syntax.hpp b/inc/lmao_syntax.hpp
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+++ b/inc/lmao_syntax.hpp
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+#pragma once
+#define let auto
+#define is ==
+#define None nullptr
diff --git a/inc/plugin.hpp b/inc/plugin.hpp
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+++ b/inc/plugin.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+static char* plugin_error;
+
+// define a schema for plugins
+class Plugin {
+private:
+    const char* name;
+    void* handle;
+    void* (*fn_init)();
+    int (*fn_call)(void*, int argc, char* argv[]);
+    int (*fn_exit)(void*);
+    void* data;
+    // Constructor
+    void init (char* so_path);
+public:
+    Plugin (char* path);
+    Plugin (std::string path);
+    Plugin (Plugin&&) = default;
+    ~Plugin ();
+    int call (int argc, char* argv[]);
+    int operator()(int argc, char* argv[]);
+};
diff --git a/src/demo.cpp b/src/demo.cpp
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+++ b/src/demo.cpp
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+// demo shared object
+#include <cstdio>
+
+static int g = 0;
+
+struct Data {
+    int number;
+};
+extern "C" {
+    void* plugin_init () {
+        return new Data{ g++ };
+    }
+
+    int plugin_main (void* data, int argc, char** argv) {
+        printf ("Hello from %s!\n", __FILE__);
+        printf ("The data is %d!\n", ((Data*)data)->number);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    int plugin_exit (void* data) {
+        delete (Data*)data;
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
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+++ b/src/main.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "lmao_syntax.hpp"
+#include "plugin.hpp"
+
+
+int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    using namespace std;
+    string plugin_file;
+    vector<Plugin> plugins;
+    while (true) {
+        printf ("> ");
+        getline (cin, plugin_file);
+        if (plugin_file.empty ()) continue;
+        if (plugin_file == "clear") {
+            plugins.clear ();
+            printf ("Cleared.\n");
+            continue;
+        }
+        try {
+            plugins.emplace_back (plugin_file);
+            plugins.back ()(0, {});
+        } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+            std::cerr << e.what () << '\n';
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugin.cpp b/src/plugin.cpp
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+++ b/src/plugin.cpp
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+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+#include "lmao_syntax.hpp"
+#include "plugin.hpp"
+
+// Throws domain error
+void* resolve (void* handle, const char* name) {
+    void* symbol = dlsym (handle, (char*)name);
+    if (symbol is None) {
+        throw std::runtime_error (dlerror ());
+    }
+    return symbol;
+}
+
+void Plugin::init (char* so_path) {
+    //dlopen the plugin
+    handle = dlopen (so_path, RTLD_NOW);
+    if (handle is None) {
+        throw std::invalid_argument (dlerror ());
+    }
+    printf ("handle: %p\n", handle);
+    //find its plugin struct
+    fn_init = (void* (*)())    resolve (handle, "plugin_init");
+    fn_exit = (int (*)(void*)) resolve (handle, "plugin_exit");
+    fn_call = (int (*)(void*, int, char* [])) resolve (handle, "plugin_main");
+
+    data = fn_init ();
+}
+
+Plugin::Plugin (char* so_path) {
+    init (so_path);
+}
+
+Plugin::Plugin (std::string so_path) {
+    init ((char*)so_path.c_str ());
+}
+
+Plugin::~Plugin () {
+    printf ("Destroyed %p\n", handle);
+    if (!handle) {
+        printf ("tried to unload nonexistent plugin\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (dlclose (handle)) {
+        printf ("failed to close plugin: %s", dlerror ());
+        exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+}
+
+int Plugin::call (int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    return fn_call (data, argc, argv);
+}
+
+int Plugin::operator()(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    return call (argc, argv);
+}